The final record will show that Pitt defeated the Syracuse Orange, 27-20. The team moves to 5-2, Syracuse dropped a game they really needed, and the end result was a good one. Most importantly, Pitt remains right there in the Division hunt. But for even casual observers, the game was a virtual train wreck from start to finish.
There are lots of folks to blame for that. And if you’re starting anywhere other than the officiating, you’re looking in the wrong place.
The officials, as I say on the rare occasions I have to interject them into these ridiculously long post-game comments, are not a regular target of this blog.